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BRICS leaders at the New Delhi summit where the New Delhi Declaration was adopted on September 12, 2026

BRICS Adopts New Delhi Declaration, Backing UNSC Reform and Rejecting Western Sanctions

BRICS leaders on Saturday unanimously adopted the 140-paragraph New Delhi Declaration, calling for UNSC reform, opposing Western sanctions, and demanding a permanent Gaza ceasefire with Palestinian statehood. The document also insists on

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Xi Jinping meets Donald Trump at the May 2026 Beijing summit as China issues Taiwan arms warning ahead of September meeting

Beijing Warns Washington: Approve Taiwan Arms and the September Summit Is Off

China warned Sunday that approving new arms sales to Taiwan would force Beijing to cancel the September 24 White House summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, timed to exploit the American

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

BRICS New Delhi summit Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian declaration September 2026 Al Jazeera AP

Iran Uses BRICS Summit to Defy Trump’s Post-Midterm War Timeline

Iran's Pezeshkian used the BRICS summit in New Delhi to publicly reject Trump's midterm war-end timeline on Saturday, as the bloc issued its first joint statement warning against attacks on civilian infrastructure

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Satellite view of Mayun Island and Bab el-Mandeb Strait where Houthi forces seized control in September 2026

Houthis Seize Mayun Island Inside Bab el-Mandeb as Saudi Arabia Shuts Oil Pipeline

Houthi forces seized Mayun Island, the only island inside the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, on Friday, marking the group's first permanent physical position at a chokepoint carrying a tenth of world trade. Saudi

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Donald Trump Xi Jinping Beijing summit May 2026 Taiwan arms sale warning US China relations White House

China Threatens to Cancel Trump-Xi White House Summit Over Taiwan Arms Sale

China warned on Saturday that it would cancel the September 24 Trump-Xi White House summit if Washington approved new arms sales to Taiwan, a threat that lands as the November midterms draw

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Iranian Cargo Ship Struck in Hormuz Hours After the Salalah Navigation Deal

An Iranian commercial cargo vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday, killing one crew member and wounding four others, as the Qeshm Island governor blamed a

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Xi Jinping arrives in India for BRICS summit amid India-China trade imbalance 2026

India Buys Seven Times More From China Than It Sells as Xi Arrives for BRICS Summit

As Xi Jinping arrives in India for the BRICS summit, bilateral trade has swelled to $151 billion with India buying seven times more than it sells to China. The structural dependency cuts

September 13, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Philippine Coast Guard rescuers work at the site of the M/V June Aster ferry fire off Coron, Palawan, September 2026

76 Dead in Philippine Ferry Fire as Bodies Recovered Off Coron Coast

The M/V June Aster caught fire 2.2 kilometres off Coron in northern Palawan on September 9, killing 76 people after flames tore through the cargo hold within seconds. Forty-one charred bodies were

September 13, 2026

News

Iran and Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers meet in Salalah Oman September 2026 to sign Strait of Hormuz navigation agreement

Iran and the Gulf Meet in Oman to Reopen Hormuz. The Other Exit Just Closed.

Iran and Gulf foreign ministers meet in Salalah Monday, the first diplomatic contact since February, to sign a Hormuz shipping agreement one day after Houthis sealed the Red Sea exit Saudi Arabia

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Young protesters in Kathmandu during Nepal's Gen Z demonstrations 2026

Nepal’s Public Accounts Committee Accuses Police Chief Dan Bahadur Karki of Corruption Before Examining Evidence

Nepal's Public Accounts Committee confrontation between lawmaker Khagendra Sunar and Inspector General Dan Bahadur Karki exposed a troubling pattern: political spectacle dressed as oversight, with accusations delivered before a single document was

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·Opinion·Reports

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BRICS Adopts New Delhi Declaration, Backing UNSC Reform and Rejecting Western Sanctions

Beijing Warns Washington: Approve Taiwan Arms and the September Summit Is Off

Iran Uses BRICS Summit to Defy Trump’s Post-Midterm War Timeline

Houthis Seize Mayun Island Inside Bab el-Mandeb as Saudi Arabia Shuts Oil Pipeline

China Threatens to Cancel Trump-Xi White House Summit Over Taiwan Arms Sale

Iranian Cargo Ship Struck in Hormuz Hours After the Salalah Navigation Deal

India Buys Seven Times More From China Than It Sells as Xi Arrives for BRICS Summit

76 Dead in Philippine Ferry Fire as Bodies Recovered Off Coron Coast

Iran and the Gulf Meet in Oman to Reopen Hormuz. The Other Exit Just Closed.

Nepal’s Public Accounts Committee Accuses Police Chief Dan Bahadur Karki of Corruption Before Examining Evidence

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